What is going on in Miami? - Page 3

maryfield48 · #21 03-24-2007, 04:46 PM

I go to Miami on business once or twice a year. For the past 3 or 4 years I've been struck by the number of high-rise projects on or around Brickell Street.

I wonder if money coming in from Venezuela is a big factor.

DeMaci · #22 03-24-2007, 05:33 PM

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toohigh · #23 03-24-2007, 07:45 PM

I was living in a high rise in the Brickell area for about a year up until a few months ago. I had to move to Coconut Grove because all of the construction going on around the building I was living at (The Vue) was too much. Construction noises all day, and sometimes at really weird hours. I remember one time they woke me up at 4am on a Saturday. There were three major construction sites immediately next to my building, so it just became too much.

If you drive down I-95 where it passes by the city, you can play a fun game and try to count all of the cranes you see. It's crazy.

I also have a feeling that a lot of these buildings will have trouble occupying, and a lot of these projects will be haulted mid-construction.

toohigh · #24 03-24-2007, 07:51 PM

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For those that don't read El D's forum, check out the Cocaine Cowboys documentary.

There is a pretty cool story about how all the coke smugglers grew this city out of control earlier and most of the city development was built on this money.

I wonder what it is this time around.

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I lol to myself every once in a while thinking about how this city was built on cocaine (possibly still is). Cocaine Cowboys is a really cool documentary, The Godmother (Griselda Blanco) is one scary bitch.